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Appointment of Chair Minutes: As the Chair of the sub-committee was not present for this meeting, nominations were invited to appoint a chair for this meeting. Councillor Jones was proposed by Councillor H M Patel. There were no other nominations.
RESOLVED:-
that Councillor Jones be elected Chair of the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee (B) for this meeting. |
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Declarations of personal and prejudicial interests (if any) Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, any relevant financial or other interest in the items on this agenda. Decision: None declared. Minutes: None declared. |
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Application by the Railway Terraces Residents' Community Association and North West Two Residents' Association to review the premises licence for 'The Heritage Inn' (301 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 6PG) pursuant to the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 Decision: Having considered the application by the Railway Residents' Community Association and North West Two Residents' Association to review the premises licence for ‘The Heritage Inn’ (301 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 6PG) (“the premises”) pursuant to the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 the Sub-Committee resolved that the premises licence continue in force without any changes to the licence but the licensee be issued with a warning.
The Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee (B) acknowledged having regard to the oral and written evidence that there had been public nuisance related incidents in the vicinity of the premises, however, as mentioned by residents, the licensee had taken a proactive role in attempting to address noise issues within the premises. The licensee is now required to take a proactive role by taking the necessary steps to address noise and public nuisance matters upon customers leaving his premises and that this will be monitored by the relevant authorities. It is also noted that the police and other responsible authorities had not given prior warning to the licence premises holder on the grounds of public nuisance or any other breach of the licensing objectives and in accordance with government guidance the Licensing Sub-Committee exercised discretion during the decision making process to issue a formal warning.
The Sub-Committee added an informative that the licensee continue to liaise with the licensing authority and residents’ associations to promote the workings of his Dispersal Policy and that there be a noticeable improvement with regard to this within a three month period.
Minutes: Interested parties making representations
Mike Faulkner (Railway Terraces Residents' Community Association) Rocio Reynolds (Railway Terraces Residents' Community Association) Councillor Choudhary (representing NorthWest Two Residents' Association)
A number of other residents, including Jessica Howey, Cathy Johnson and Clayton Crabree (all Railway Terraces Residents' Community Association) attended in support of the application for review of the premises licence.
Sergeant Adrian Adolphus (Brent Police) was also in attendance to present relevant information and answer queries from the sub-committee.
Licensee and representatives of licensee
Dave Joseph (licensee's representative) Mark Davidson (licensee) Patrick Shortt (acoustics engineer speaking in support of the licensee) Councillor Moloney (speaking in support of the licensee) Councillor Van Kalwala (speaking in support of the licensee)
Diana Oti, Tim Nolan and Dionne (Mora Road residents) and Dorothy Simpson and Adelar Antunes (The Terraces residents) attended in support of the licensee.
Yogini Patel (Senior Service Regulatory Manager - Environment and Protection, Environment and Neighbourhood Services) introduced the matter and set out the grounds on which the review of the premises licence had been made, these being crime and disorder, public safety, public nuisance and the protection of children from harm. She confirmed the current licensing operational hours for the premises and advised the sub-committee of the various actions it could take upon considering the application to review the premises licence.
Interested parties making representations
Mike Faulkner (Railway Terraces Residents' Community Association) addressed the sub-committee and clarified that the Railway Terraces was located directly opposite The Heritage Inn and not 0.3 miles away previously claimed by the licensee's representative at a hearing to consider a variation of the premises licence on 7 October 2009. He stated that in some instances, residents' properties were only 34 metres from the premises. Mike Faulkner advised that contrary to what may have been indicated on the premises' Facebook site, the residents supporting the review were not seeking to have the premises licence revoked, but wished to see a reduction in total of four hours over the week in licensable activities. Mike Faulker commented that he was in agreement to some extent in what had been stated in support of the licensee in the agenda papers, namely in some of the activities the premises supported on behalf of the community. There had also been some improvements since the last hearing involving the premises on 12 April 2011, including a reduction in noise breakout directly from the premises. However, although the efforts of the licensee to address noise and nuisance issues in relation to customer dispersal upon leaving the premises had had some effect, the impact on residents remained significant.
Mike Faulkner commented that the problems had begun since the extension of licensing hours granted to The Heritage Inn on 7 October 2009, where the 3.30am closing time on Fridays and Saturdays led to regular early morning disturbances to residents. In particular, the sudden nature of the noise created, such as shouting, car horns and slamming doors was clearly audible above the traffic noise that the residents had ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |